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Holy Week & Easter Hymns easy to play in lower keys now available
Do you or your organist struggle with playing the hymns at Easter?
Does your congregation struggle with singing hymns that are too high?
The struggle is over for the Dublin & Glendalough Diocesan Church Music Committee has just published on their website www.churchmusicdublin.org five of the most popular hymns used in Holy Week and Easter. These hymns have been arranged simply for easy playing and in lower keys so that congregations find them easy to sing. For instance, everyone knows that playing Jesus Christ is risen today is difficult and it doesn’t help that it’s only used once or twice a year! So don’t worry this Easter, there is an easy to play version in a lower key.
They are available now free of charge! Go to the website, go to the education page and the five hymn tunes are there. Print off each tune and it’s all yours. If you are not computer literate or not attached to the internet, just ask someone who is! Happy Easter!
| The hymns available are: | |
| When I survey the wondrous cross | Rockingham, in D |
| All glory, laud and honour | St Theodulph, 2 versions in Bb and C |
| Jesus Christ is risen today | Easter Hymn, in Bb |
| The whole bright world rejoices OR Light’s glittering morn | Lasst uns erfreuen (Easter Song), in D |
| Thine be the glory | Maccabaeus, in C |
The committee is planning to publish more of these for each season of the church’s year and this is our first time to try this idea and so would welcome your feedback in order to make improvements for the future.
Further information :
Jacqueline Mullen
Hon.Secretary Dublin and Glendalough Church Music Committee
[email protected]
www.churchmusicdublin.org